Heathcote area Victoria information and questions

[Hunting the yellow]

Wow very nice. Was that all with a pan?

yeah about a days work not too bad

 

[Lotto]

Well done mate best i have done with a pan all day would be about .2 lol still learning tho think i need new country.. :Y:

 

[jamiealdridge]

heading to Heathcote for the weekend for a bit of panning/sluicing. Got a few spots in mind after a fair bit of research but any tips from anyone with any local knowledge would be welcome... flick me a PM pls!

 

[HippyProspecting]

Good luck and leave some for the rest of us

 

[Detectorist]

Baron.

 

[jamiealdridge]

Baron.

creeks are barren? I know people who find gold up there.

 

[Hunting the yellow]

near mount ida main creeks

 

[jamiealdridge]

near mount ida main creeks

cheers mate

 

[1968falconxt]

Baron.

We tried Toolleen, not Heathcote. Heathcote has goldfields unlike the barren ground we swung over

 

[user 4386]

Baron.

We tried Toolleen, not Heathcote. Heathcote has goldfields unlike the baron ground we swung over

Toolleen has very fine gold tied up in pyrite from memory....

 

[jamiealdridge]

Hi guys - didnt find much at Heathcote yesterday - wont even bother with a pic, had to go back to my usual spot today to get my fix. Off on a week long trip to Castlemaine and surrounds from next Sunday. Exploring is half the fun, some gold would be nice as well. Cheers

 

[moeee]

Thanks for the report.
I know not to waste my time going there because if you got nothin' then what hope in hell have I

 

[angus750]

Hi all,

I'm a newbie to gold detecting, today is about my 4th day out having a go. I headed out to the Northern part of the One Eye area in Heathcote where I think the old diggings have been pretty heavily worked over in recent times(?) - does anyone still have a go there? I checked out some mullock heaps and had a bit of a wander around - still learning about how to read the ground and what to look for. Only dug a few old .22 shell casings, shotgun shells and alike but was a nice day out in the forest. I took a few photos and was wondering if someone can point out to me what the long bank mounds are like this one in the pic below at the yellow arrows? Was also going to ask how old these shafts are in the second pic? What was the process to dig those?

 

[Jaros]

Welcome to P.A. Angus

 

[reynard]

Hi angus welcome to pa. The long mound you have shown looks like a water race, and the shafts were usualy dug down to bedrock then belled out at the bottom when they removed the wash gravels
Jim

 

[Deepseeker]

Hi Angus, welcome aboard.

 

[angus750]

Thanks guys. Cheers Reynard I thought they were something like that!

 

[old hand]

Yes that's a old water race the last one is up on top of the hill its been pushed with machinery regards john

 

[Gen1989]

Hi Jamie, Just wondering wondering if you've had any luck in the heathcote area.

 

[jamiealdridge]

Hi Jamie, Just wondering wondering if you've had any luck in the heathcote area.

hi, parts of McIvor Creek are okay and I'm told Wild Duck Creek can deliver as well. I find most of my gold elsewhere but it is a nice part of the world.